A Joe team led by Duke is sent into Trucial Abysmia to destroy several Terrordromes, but are later captured by Tomax and Xamot as they attempt to escape Benzheen. Snake-eyes deals with Cobra Commander's attack on Storm Shadow, and Stalker tells the Commander to go back to Cobra Island or else while Storm Shadow recovers from his wound at Scarlett's hand last issue. Hawk confronts Gen. Strawhacker about Snake-Eyes' mission in Borovia and tells him to lay off Snakes, Stormy and Stalker. Snake-Eyes later takes his ward, Martina, from Borovia, and places her in the Collins home to be adopted.